SOILWORK Releases New Single 'Night Whispers & Shining Lights'
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Swedish melodic death metal heroes SOILWORK have released a brand-new single, "Night Whispers & Shining Lights", capping off a monumental year celebrating the band's 30th anniversary.
The track drops in the midst of the band's massive, ongoing European tour alongside AMON AMARTH and ORBIT CULTURE.
Delivering SOILWORK's signature fusion of razor-sharp riffs, soaring melodies, and epic choruses, "Night Whispers & Shining Lights" proves that the Swedish icons continue to bring relentless, genre-defining energy three decades into their storied career. Listen to it here.
SOILWORK frontman Björn "Speed" Strid comments: "'Night Whispers & Shining Lights' is a hidden gem that's been brewing in the vaults for a couple of years but celebrates our 30th anniversary and the embarkation of our tour with AMON AMARTH and ORBIT CULTURE in a grand way. We hope you enjoy it as much as we do! See you on stage soon."
Originally forming in late 1995 under the moniker INFERIOR BREED, the band rebranded as SOILWORK in 1996. Hailing from Helsingborg, they quickly carved out their own unique path in the landscape of Swedish metal, famously fusing the foundational elements of the Swedish melodic death metal sound with their own power-groove riffs and soaring hooks.
To mark this major 30-year milestone, Strid and the rest of the band have been hosting a year-long retrospective throughout 2026. Every month, the group has dug deep into their extensive catalog, spotlighting two albums at a time to share never-before-seen studio footage, rare media, and intimate behind-the-scenes stories with fans worldwide.
In a February 2026 interview with Metal Anthology, Strid spoke about the progress of the songwriting sessions for SOILWORK's follow-up to "Övergivenheten" album, which came out in 2022. Regarding how the writing process has changed since the passing of SOILWORK guitarist David Andersson in September 2022, Strid said: "Yeah, [David] was very much of a driving force. So I think it's a bit more of a group effort now, like a collective thing. And it feels like we're entering a bit of a new era. And I think next album will be slightly different from 'Övergivenheten', but it will have some of those elements — the atmosphere, but maybe more mixed with the sort of old, heavier stuff from the 2000s. But, yeah, it's very much of a group effort and, obviously, [longtime touring guitarist] Simon [Johansson] joining the fold as well has brought some fresh blood, both on a personal level and songwriting-wise and everything. So we're looking forward to create this new album together."
Simon added: "Yeah, it's interesting. We're learning to write together in a way, because we haven't really done it. And [bassist] Rasmus [Ehrnborn] is also new, kind of, so it's kind of like a new constellation having to create music. But it's working well. I mean, [SOILWORK's latest single], 'Spirit [Of No Return]' [which came out in October 2024] turned out well. And we have a lot of really promising songs for the new album. We have a lot written already — more than one album."
(Source: www.blabbermouth.net)
